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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 197 | 159 | 163 | 166 | 179 | 183 | 151 | 140 | 154 | 125 | 122 | 83 | 78 | 95 | 101 | 94 | 74 | 58 | 71 | 81 | 77 | 101 | 98 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:34PM 1.93 | 8:00AM 1.82 | 8:33PM 1.92 | 8:59AM 1.78 | 9:35PM 1.91 | 10:03AM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:58AM 0.18 | 2:19PM 0.16 | 2:57AM 0.22 | 3:18PM 0.18 | 3:59AM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
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